The prices of precious metals grew on Friday as investors kept assessing the latest increase in mortgage applications in the United States and how that could affect the Federal Reserve's future monetary policy decisions.
Gold rose by 0.26% at 7:43 am ET to sell for $2,167.81 per ounce. At the same time, silver jumped by 1.50% to go for $25.19 per ounce. Platinum gained 0.77% to sell for $935.08 per ounce. Palladium went up by 2.24%, going for $1,081.88 per ounce.